Observer

When you look at college pamphlets and brochures you see all the different ethnic types of students in it, but in reality it is really segregated," said Jeff Johnson, journalist and social activist, from BET's "The Truth" TV show. Rutgers Newark has been consistently ranked number one in the nation for diversity, but the broader implications of that diversity were addressed in "The Humane City: Race, Ethnicity and Freedom in Urban America," at the Newark Museum on Thursday, November 12.

As part of the symposium, "The Troy Davis Case: An Argument Against Executing the Innocent," held in the Baker Trial Court Room of the Center for Law and Justice on November 10 from 6-9, Troy Davis himself surprised the attendees with a phone call from prison.

On Friday, November 13, "Women's Rights Law Reporter," a quarterly journal published by the students of Rutgers-Newark Law School, presented its annual symposium entitled "Women, Law, and the Economy." The conference featured women leaders in the fields of law, academia, and business in the discussion of possible legal reforms to aid the advancement of women's rights.